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Monday, May 27, 2019

Despite some occasional ominous clouds (like those seen above), Dorney Park had a pretty great weather weekend for both celebrating Memorial Day and the opening of Wildwater Kingdom for the year. Plenty of families came out to splash in the water park, and the opening also means that we're able to eat at Tidal Wave Cafe as well! (heavy consumer of mac and cheese bowls here)

Walking under Talon toward the main entrance to Wildwater Kingdom you'll notice the area got a bit of a refresh. The park has added the Boathouse, a small retail location along the pathway. The Boathouse features sundries, water park related clothing, drinks and more.

Also just at the entrance to the water park, a new set of restrooms has been built. These are needed to meet demand on a busy day, and it's wonderful to see the park react to customer needs so quickly. (there are large bathrooms/locker rooms literally around the corner, but they get very busy so the park went ahead and built more!)

Over on Dorney Park's main midway the set up for Grand Carnivale continues. New light poles have gone up, ready to hold a host of lights that will totally change the environment of the area while the festival takes place. Again, I'm not technically oriented but I'm sure this is also for speakers as well, and possibly other goodies.

Quite a few of these lighting poles have gone up, even these smaller versions that are up against the trees in the area. The obviously permanent construction of these makes me think that the park will be able to use them for other special events during the season, and again in the future as well.

The stage that is covering the former water fountain / planter looks pretty complete, aside from final decoration when Grand Carnivale is ready to begin. Right now it's serving as a popular location for people to gather at and rest.

I also noticed this new (?) electrical box on the side of White Water Landing, facing Planet Snoopy. At least, I think it's new. This would make sense as the parade part of Grand Carnivale will start at the Good Time Theater, move through Planet Snoopy, turn where this new electrical box is, then head down the main midway.

Dorney Park continues to take advantage of its new Parkside Pavilion catering area by holding tons of special events throughout the year. This weekend was the Memorial Day Cookout, which seemed very popular considering there was a big line just to buy tickets.

On opening weekend I wasn't able to get much of a look at the area where Dinosaurs Alive was, so here's a photo showing that off. The area looks quite untouched except for the fact that the dinosaurs are gone. No excitement here!

Also it turns out that the Solomon Center, formerly the Dinosaurs Alive retail location, can be rented for private events. Anyone want to plan my birthday party here? (I kid, park's not open for my birthday)

That's it for now, hopefully we all seen receive our first Pass Perk soon from our visits!

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